Work-holder for darning, mending, embroidering, etc.



Aug. 29, 1933. c K FINCKE 1,924,490

WORK HOLDER FOR DARNING, MENDING, EMBROIDERING, ETC

Filed May 51, 1930 A TTORNE Y.

Patented Aug 29,1933 lj: V.

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EMBROIDERINQ T l ii'ckejnansa on 'igsnefi" v Alp plication lti i tytljliliil."SerialNo I L ,ffsciai s; "(cilia-124 Thisinvention has referencejto work-holders of the class-designed for mending; darning and embroidery work and the l ike, and aims] to pro"- vide an improved device of this characterwhich 5 will enablefthe work to be held :in the most ef-' fective position for carrying out the desired opera:

tion. 1.11

One, special object of my invention is to devise a holder .constructiongwhereby the work may be conveniently applied to 'the'holdelr and securely held thereby in aitig htly stretchedcondition across one face of the'holder frameby, re;

taining means forming pa'rtof said'face' of the frame but interfering in no 'way withthe application and stretching 'of the goods.

'1 a It is also sought to provide an improved holder constructionin-which. the-meansemployed for clamping the work-in position uponthe' holder frame not only cooperates withthe retaining elee 20, ments formed as a part of oneface of the holder.

" frame, but is retained securelylinproper posie 7 tion by said elements and thus prevented from being. crowded outiof operativeposition by any pushing or pulling action of the goods-on" 91C!- the frame. y .l a

With these various general objects in view the invention willnow be further (described in more detail by reference to the accompanying drawing illustrating a practicaliand efficientuembodiment off the various features" of improvement, "after which the novelpointsand' combinations of the same will 'berparticula'rly' setfor.th in th appe ded claims; :1 Inthe drawing- .{d r Figure 1 is a plan View; showing a Work-ho1der embodying the presentiimprovements;1 Figure 2"is asimilar view illustrating the mode ofuse of the device;

and i Figure use fragmentary detail viewlshowing' "a portion of thedevice. t 'Referring'now to the drawing in detailythe be of any desired sizeand preferably of oval or elliptical form, and also having an exterior groove or channel 6 for cooperation withan endless coil spring- 7 which functions; as a clamping-"band adapted to seat in th'e channel .6 and thereby 'se'-' cure" the goods}. such ,asj-a' stocking or hose-8, to

ure 2.

t .At one side of "the; groove or'channel the hold-{ --erf rame"is" provided witha series of-work-holding v fing'ersplO whichv may be formedof any suitable 1.160 material ofthefiesired stiffness or rigidity, such sheet metal, "sateen to; or, integral the "portions: of jthe' 'fing ersf projectingin' approx?" 7 mately. yertic'al 'lposition, while the outer endsj pf f the fingers are of. somewhatwavy contour as 1 enables the holder and theworkafter it-hasbeen count of their being stretched or distendedupon g H 1 I M H i mounted; thereonfto bereadily inserted within Since the crowding of the work into theposi tion between the groove or channelffi andtheter Figure 8 i is a section on line Ii--3 of (Figure same illustrates the improved holder construe tion as comprising a holder framefiiwhich may which is to be darned ormendedstretched across the openingowithin the frame as shown in Figframe 5 These fingersfare of: angular form, ex-f tending. in a generally. upwardand outwardly flaring relation'lf-ro'm the holder frame ,the lower shown. These lower portions are alsoYstampedl ing hooliorfdetentelefnents 1 2; V v v Theconstruction thus; far, described is in en;

eral similar toQthat set forth in myflcopendin'g api- V plication Serial u r 54505159, Ifiled vMay a,

1930;"mer nct on, or the ne sc being (to v Provide. suitable, abutment s againstf-which the p I -mainlp ofr tion of the work comprising the article f 8 i is crowded or bunched, when the deyice jis' tin-f J serted within. a hose, with that! portion "to Lbe:

mended properly stretched ac'ross mefopemng, withinjthe frame, as shown Figurej12. The

are relatively short, since one. object aimed. at; f

a vconi iiti'o'n of the work as pOS Sib1;.and this; alsof h working part5 ofa sewi h' s sired. i w

minalportions of --'the' fingers 10 would have a tendency tocrowd the clamping spring 7 out" of ments' cooperating-with the upwardly projecting portions of the fingers 10,but asdetent elements for holding tnewo k up, awayfr'om the groove or channel 6, and preventingiit from workingfur I ther down upon the f-ram'e 5 and thereby tending 0 to 5 crowd the spring 'outsofits igroo'vei f- Asa further aid in securing a properly stretched a a condition of vthe work across the'openingwithin theholder' framefas well ;as ina-iding to retain l the clamping spring '7 in se'ated position; I havej devised an additionatseries 'ofhooksorf-detent s,

su m rs whichll form as a partof the oppoe 1f site or lower margin of the groove ,or channel; 1

portion 6 ofthe frajme 5; "Thes ejel ementsare of curved hook form, the;curve being approximately 11 a continuation ofjthe curvature of the groove .or f

channel 6; thusfo'rining anadditional rest or 'exg tension of the seat for the spring; the elements i '16 arepreferablyarrangedinpairsione pair for ,7 each:space'corresponding tothe vspace betweengl15 vtwo adjoining pairs of fingers 10; as shown. in;

Figure 1.-

7. t hThe holder is inserted into the work; or the work :applied to the holder, in the regular,- way,

and the goods pulled, back over, the hooks ,16'and-120 w out toiproyide outwardlyand upwardlyprojectli v v v v 7 so upwardly extending portions of; the VfingersQ-IO" I o lo;

' channel.6,into the position illustrated-in Figure 2; The curvature of the'hook elements 16 permits the goods, to be stretched. smoothly across the outer faces of the hooks, one such stretching operation taking place as the spring 7 is snapped into the channel-6; thereafter the goods may be 'tensioned still further, if desired, to stretch the material, by pulling on the goods-abovethe spring band, the curvature of the hooks facilitating the I v v terminating in a work-retaining hookportion, and an exterior work-engaging hook element pulling and drawing of the goods aroundthem;

But any opposite movement of the material is positively prevented by the -clamping;actiqn of;

' the band 7 after it: is seated within the channel the-goods will 6 and against'the concave faces of the hook elements 16 as represented in Figure 2. v I It will. e apparent thatthe provision'of the improved features of construction provides a holding means for the goods substantially flush.

with the face of the-holder frame across which the material is tops stretched for thes'ewing' or mending operation, and the material is securelyheld by being firmly clampedbetween said hooks and the spring 7', due to the latter seating against 7 and the channel 6', without such hook elements,

andwithcertain kinds of workit is very essential that the tautlystretched condition of the work be maintainedas -tense as-the character of permit, throughout the use of the device,

, I have therefore devised an improved construe-f j ,tion possessing all theadvantages of that form,-

tion, butiwith' distinct additional advantages of a very useful character, and while I have illusing thfesubject matter of; my aforesaid applicatrated and described whatInow regard as the preferred form ofconstruction for embodying fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims, a

:WhatI claim is: T

-1. A-"work-holderfor. darning or'mending operations comprising a frame providing an open space-surrounded by a peripheral channel, and an. endless resilient clamping band. adapted to seat :insaidchannehanda'plurality of detent. elements surrounding said channel and forming outward continuations'of the edgethereof which defines-said open space, said elements having concave faces for cooperating with. said band to clamp the work across saidopen space and smooth convex exteriorvfaces vil ntacting with the work for permitting the sliding of the. goods as the material tension ed' forstretching the same D, 2. A work-h lder for darning or mending'ope while preventingperipheral shifting movement of the work about said open space.

' erati0ns;;comprising-a frame providing an open space i -surrou'nded by a peripheral channel, a spring clamping member seating in said channel of said ,channelin position for cooperating-with the clamping member inistretching the work across the openspacafsaid detent elements havin smooth convex exterior faces permitting free outward sliding'of thegoods in response tothe pull of the clamping member while preventing peripheral shifting of the work about said open members rigidly connected with the frame and projecting away from the same at approximately right angles to the plane of the frame and each rigid with the baseportion of each of said finger members, whereby each finger member is formed with a pair of cooperative hook portions for retaining the work therebetween in bunehed rela- 4. A work-holder for darning or-mending, com prising an open frame having means for clamping the work to the exterior thereof, a plurality of l ,j

Work-retaining fingers rigidly connected with the frame and projecting laterally outward with ref- "erence to the plane of the frame, said fingers-asa' group also projecting in diverging relation'away' from the framein'positionto distendtheengaged portion of the work to anextent greater'th'an the size of said frame, and a Work-engaging hook element rigid with the exterior of each of said fingers adjacent to its connection with the frame and projecting 'angularly from the frame; I I v I '5. A work-holderfor darningor mending, co'm and outwardly away prising an open frame provided with work-hold- 1 ing elements projecting therefrom and rigidly connected with the frame, meansfor clamping the-work to the periphery of said frame, and work-holding means rigid with said frame and providing exteriorhook shape shoulders directly adjacent tosaid frame for engagementlwith the work and positively preventing the work from crowding said clamping means off the frame.

' 6. A work-holder for darning or mending, com? prising an open frame, means for clamping the work to the periphery of the frame, work retain- I ing means foraccommodatingthe work in distended condition above the, frame, andflout'ward lyfiprojectingdetent elements rigid with said its frame and extending between. said a clamping means and said work-retaining means; for; premeans offthe frame. 7. A work-holder for darning or mending, comprising an openframe, retaining members exventing the work from crowding the. "clampingtendingfupwardly and outwardly from the frame dition above the frame, clamping means, for clamping the work against the frama'and means forming apart of said'frame and projecting upwardly and outwardly between said clamping" means and retaining. members for cooperating" with the latter in holding the work in bunched relation and for preventing the work from crowdthe Workin distended condition; above the framesaid frame being provided with a'plurality of detent elements projecting upwardly andoutwardly from the upper'margin of saidgroove for'eng agefor accommodatingthework in distended eonment withthe work and preventing the same from crowding" the spring member off the frame.

CLARA; K. 'FINCKE. 

